# Singleton/BorgSingleton.py
# Alex Martelli's 'Borg'

class Borg:
    _shared_state = {}
    def __init__(self):
        self.__dict__ = self._shared_state

class Singleton(Borg):
    def __init__(self, arg):
        Borg.__init__(self)
        self.val = arg
    def __str__(self): return self.val

x = Singleton('sausage')
print(x)
y = Singleton('eggs')
print(y)
z = Singleton('spam')
print(z)
print(x)
print(y)
print(`x`)
print(`y`)
print(`z`)
output = '''
sausage
eggs
spam
spam
spam
<__main__.Singleton instance at 0079EF2C>
<__main__.Singleton instance at 0079E10C>
<__main__.Singleton instance at 00798F9C>
'''